Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 85 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 85 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 12:11 PM AKDT (20:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 12:11 PM AKDT
UTC: 2023-08-15 20:11:13 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.089° N, 163.553° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast134 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ksqc (also filed as ak023afqyu4h). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.